How did class, gender, and religion shape Egyptian life?
What will be an ideal response?
Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should:
1) Describe the Afrocentric debate regarding the racial origins and impact of Egyptian culture on Greece and Rome: Egyptians may or may not have been "black" in skin color, however it is clear that the civilization influenced Greece and Rome in profound ways.
2) Discuss the patriarchal nature of ancient Egyptian culture and the role of women as having some control over earnings, family development, and political power.
3) Explain the role of religion within the Egyptian political and social system as having a central role in augmenting the political power of the pharaoh.
4) Conclude that ancient Egypt was a founding civilization of world history and continues to provide new clues to its existence through archaeological discoveries.
You might also like to view...
Which of the following supports the view that British, French, and American leaders appeased Hitler throughout most of the 1930s?
a) transfer of the Sudetenland to Germany b) extension of Lend-Lease to Germany c) trade with Germany on a cash-and-carry basis d) offer of destroyers-for-bases deal to Germany
Although the British had claims to Oregon by the 1840s, the increasing numbers of Americans who traveled to Oregon during the early 1840s resulted in:
a. the British conceding to America all territory south of British Columbia b. the American government taking over Oregon by 1842 c. the British government's new policy of claiming the territory of present-day Washington state d. overcrowding and financial panic in London
The_____(SDI), nicknamed “Star Wars”, was an anti-ballistic missile defense system in outer space proposed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983.
a. Strategic Disarmament Initiative b. Strategic Defense Initiative c. Strategic Dialogue Initiative d. Strategic Destruction Initiative
Thanks to a generous Congress and the diligent labor of Civil War veterans, Chinese, Irish and other workers, the first ________ railroad was completed shortly after the Civil War.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).